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Photo posted by gary phillips in the Landscape gallery on 12/20/17 at 7:18 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 12/20/17 at 7:24 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, too, Gary. I always enjoy your images, and this one is no exception. You B&W processing is enviable. I love the sheen on the water--something difficult to achieve. The composition works very nicely, and the scene itself is fabulous. Well done, sir!
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
“If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, well, that comes a little cheaper" Author Unknown |
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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on 12/20/17 at 7:51 pm EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
Yes the water does shimmer.....
Happy holidays to you and your family,, I always look to learn some B & W techniques from you,
Looking forward to more in the next year I hope.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on 12/20/17 at 9:41 pm EST
Registered on 02/07/04, 414 Posts, 7115 Comments
What! Where is the desert, Gary?  All kidding aside this is absolutely superb with the rich tones and details that shine in the large version. The water draws me nicely into the scene and your chosen SS has rendered some nice silky tones in the river. This is being supper picky; and it certainly is an easy fix; but the water looks a little noisy in some sections. I am sure that those who receive this as a gift will be immensely happy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you also.
Ed
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on 12/20/17 at 10:44 pm EST
Registered on 07/21/04, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments
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Delightful, and a bit different for you. Masterful B&W processing as usual. Best holiday wishes to you and yours.
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Bill
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"They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins..."
Walt Whitman
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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on 12/21/17 at 05:28 am EST
Registered on 09/27/06, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
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The curves of the rocks leading into the scene makes an ideal foreground. No nits about the conversion.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 12/21/17 at 07:39 am EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Happy Holidays to you and your family as well. Looks like I could walk across the solid river, as if a sheen of ice had formed. Rocks in all of the right places to lead my eye through the scene. The smoothed sky matches the river, very well done.
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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on 12/21/17 at 11:52 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments
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Beautifully done, Gary, great depth, feel as if I can walk right into this scene. And, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too.
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 12/21/17 at 10:16 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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Love the sky and mountains here but would have preferred a faster SS to show the rocks beneath the surface. I've fished this river numerous times in the summer so it's nice to see it in winter white. This looks to be close to Ennis. Merry Christmas to you as well.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 12/22/17 at 07:04 am EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
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Beautiful, Gary. Nice to see this area in B&W. Very well done.
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
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Comment posted by Ed McGuirk on 12/22/17 at 08:33 am EST
Registered on 11/29/17, 19 Posts, 260 Comments
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Gary, this is a gorgeous scene, beautifully rendered in B&W. Your processing of the sky and water in this scene is masterful, the water looks like flowing silver. Excellent work.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 12/22/17 at 09:51 am EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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Gary, hope your holidays go well with lots of family time. This is a terrific view. I especially like the sheen in the river and how it sets off the rocks leading to the distant mountains. A terrific scene that will make a great Christmas Card.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 12/22/17 at 11:17 am EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Gary,
If you hadn't mentioned, I would swear this was the Eastern Sierra and the Owens River Valley - Looks like Mammoth Mt. there in the bg. But then, I haven't known the Owens river to have big boulders in it like this, so I guess you're right. 
Gorgeous and great work with the b&w processing. Hey, any tips for the novice? What do you use for conversion? Nik or just PS? or some other plugin? Regardless, your b&w processing is always impeccable.
Composition is rock solid - not even a pun. ;-) Great clouds, snow on the mountains, this has it all.
Ok, I found on minor suggestion. I think you could possible bump the exposure in the willows(?) on the left above the center line. But that's getting pretty picky.
And a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours. Enjoy your holiday time!
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 12/22/17 at 1:23 pm EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Yeah, yeah, a gorgeous image, but how was the fishing?? A surreal look with the processing and a great scene. A beauty.
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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